Baby swing



Feb. 20, 1940., OUELL T r 2,191,397

BABY SWING Filed June 6, 1938 i 02611225 JOueZZeZ ATTORNEYS rod 312 pivoted thereto, as

Patented Feb. 20, 19401 7 Wires stares I '2,191,3e'z

rATENTI OFF-lCE BABY SWING Charles J. O'uellet, West Haven, Conn.

Application une 6,

4 Claims.

This invention relates'to baby swings and has for the primary object the provision of ancificient and inexpensive deviceof the above stated character which may be easily kept in motion or swinging by a persons foot, allowing the person to read, sew or carry on other types of duties or work.

With these and other objects in view, this" invention consists in certainnovel features of combination and arrangement of construction, parts to be hereinafter more claimed.

For a completev understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accomp-anyingdrawing, in which fully described and Figure l is a side elevation illustrating a swing constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation illustrating the device] I I Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation. illustrating a part of the operating means for imparting motion or swinging tinting said parts. I I 1 Figure is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating a modification of my invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l indicates a supporting structure including a base 2 and uprights fisecured thereto. The uprights have journaled thereon a cross rod t to which are secured depending bars 5 carrying a baby chair or similardevice 6. Secured to the rod 5 paralleling one of the bars 5. is alever 1 provided with a pin 8' operating in slot 9 of an arcuately curved lever l0. One end of the lever ill is journaled on a bracket ll carried by the supporting structure I. The other end or" the lever iii has pivoted thereto a connecting rod i2. mounted onv the base 2 and has the shown a H device described maybe easily kept in motio or swinging bye persons foot opcrating'th fo pedal it leaving the person free we other duties.-

Reierringto the modification show ure 5, one of the members 5 has fixe a segmental gear 25 meshing with a seg gear 55 which includes a curved arm fl to be connected to the 'rod l2. The gt is journaledqon the supporting struct operation of the foot pedal through What is claimed is:

I said structure, spaced movement to the swing. Figure 4 is a "fragmentaryfront elevation illus- 1 A foot pedal i3 is pivotallyv of a supporting structure,v a rod journaled on 5 said structure, spaced bars fixed to said rod, 2.

swing secured to the said spaced bars, a foot 5 pedal pivotally mounted on the said supporting the spaced bars, an

1938, Serial No. 212,212

1. A baby swing comprising a supporting structure, a rod journaled on said structure, a swing structure secured on said rod, a lever secured on said rod, an arcuately curved lever pivoted on the supporting structure and having a pivotal and slidable connection with the first-named lever, a foot pedal pivotally mounted on the sup porting structure, and a rod'connecting the foot pedal to the secondnamed lever.

2. A baby swing comprising the combination of a supporting structure, a rod journaled on bars fixed to said rod, a swing secured to the said spacedbars, a bracket carried by the said supporting structure and extending inwardly therefrom, anarcuatelycurved lever pivotally mounted on the said bracket and having anelong-ated slot, levers carried by said rod and in appressed'relation with the outer sides of the spaced bars, and a pin carried by one of the said last-mentioned levers and received in the elongated slot of the said arcuated lever. r I

3. A baby swing comprising the combination of a supporting structure, a rod journaled on said structure, spaced bars fixed to said rod, a swing secured to the said spaced bars, a bracket carried by the said supporting structure and extending inwardly therefrom, an arcuately curved lever pivotally mounted on the said spindle and having an elongated slot, levers carried by said rod and in appressed relation with the outer sides of the spaced bars, a pin carried by one. of the said last mentioned levers and received in the elongated slot of the said arcuated lever, a foot pedal pivotally mounted on the said supporting structure, and a connecting member joining the end of the arcuately curved lever and the said foot pedal.

l. A baby swing'comprising the combination structure, levers carried by the said a rod and in appressed relation with the outer sides of arcuately curved lever pivotally attached to the said supporting structure and having a slidable and pivotal engagement with a shank projecting laterally from one of "l the said first-mentioned levers, and a connect-i ing member joining the end of the" arcuately curved lever and the said foot pedal, in a manner whereby a pendulous movement may be impartedto the said swing structure.

' CHARLES 'J; OUELLET. 

